Grade Inflation: Diamonds or Rhinestones

Editors: The column this week is for immediate release to accommodate holiday schedules. (573 words with optional cut). by Clarence R. Deitsch, Ph.D. and T. Norman Van Cott, Ph.D. Colleges and universities routinely produce lots of things, including evidence about their students’ accomplishments and credentials. Students’ athletic achievements, for example, are reported with fanfare and … Read more